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World
Afghans Yield in Dispute With U.S. Over Cargo Shipments
Under the threat of losing hundreds of millions of dollars in American aid, Afghan officials backed down in an argument that had threatened to drive up the cost of the Western military withdrawal.
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Business Day
Trade Fight Over Solar Benefits a Bystander
A U.S. tariff ruling against China created a loophole that has benefited Taiwanese manufacturers.
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U.S.
GTT ★
Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state this week.
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N.Y. / Region
A Redesign of the Subway Map, From One of Its Designers
John Tauranac, who led the committee that designed the map in 1979 that is the basis for the M.T.A.’s current map, said he is trying to correct “problems” dating back 40 years.
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N.Y. / Region
Woman Fatally Slips Off 17th-Floor Balcony Railing
The 35-year-old victim was sitting on the railing of her Midtown apartment when it apparently buckled, a friend there told officials.
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Opinion
Please, Let’s Try to Be Nicer to the Animals
Readers take suggestions by Nicholas D. Kristof in his column a step further.
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Opinion
Two Climate Analysts Fault Gas Leaks, but Not as a Big Warming Threat
Two global warming researchers say natural gas leaks are a problem, but not a big part of the climate problem.
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Home & Garden
Life on the Farm: E-I-E-I ...Oh?
Tara Smith and her husband, Craig, knew nothing about farming. But that didn’t stop them from buying and operating a 300-acre spread in Northern California.
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Real Estate
Michael Stern
Mr. Stern is the managing partner of the JDS Development Group, which specializes in multifamily homes and retail space in the New York area and in South Florida.
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Sports
New Russian Law Stirs Olympic Controversy
Legislation that bans promoting homosexuality in Russia has some gay rights advocates calling for protests or a boycott of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.
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Fashion & Style
The Hail-Mary-Moon
For some couples an 11th-hour trip together can save the relationship — or not. Call it a save-cation.
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Health
Anemia Tied to Dementia Risk
A large study finds further evidence that anemia — a common condition in the elderly — increases the risk for dementia.
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Business Day
New Challenges for the Fixers of Boeing’s 787
The costs and methods for repairing the carbon-composite jet are unclear, and the Dreamliner damaged by fire at Heathrow will be the first test of major work.
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Business Day
Odd Fox News Interview Lifts Reza Aslan’s Biography on Jesus
A Fox News interviewer awkwardly questioned the Muslim author on why he had written about Jesus, and sales of his book, “Zealot,” surged once the video caught fire online.
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Business Day
European Central Bank Keeps Key Rate at 0.5%
The central bank left its main rate unchanged, on recent signs that the euro zone economy might be slowly coming back to life.
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N.Y. / Region
Man Who Disappeared From Long Island College Hospital Is Found in Florida
Much remains fuzzy about the case of Celso Heredia, 81, whom the New York police discovered last month disoriented and wandering along a Brooklyn highway.
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U.S.
Big-Name G.O.P. Donors Urge Members of Congress to Back Immigration Overhaul
More than 100 Republican donors sent a letter to Republicans in Congress appealing to them to “take action to fix our broken immigration system.”
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Opinion
Google's Science Fellows Challenge the Company's Fund-Raising for Senator Inhofe
Scientists who were once invited to Google to discussion climate science communication now communication their anger about the company’s fund-raiser for Senator James Inhofe.
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World
Pakistan Chooses Next President After Jailbreak Underscores Threats
Legislators elected Mamnoon Hussain, a supporter of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, hours after a Taliban attack freed about 250 prisoners.
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N.Y. / Region
An Infernal Train Ride: Next Stop, Hell
Metropolitan Diary: A Metro-North conductor recalled a passenger with a grim destination in mind.
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N.Y. / Region
High School Official Had Sex With Four Students, City Says
Malik Taylor, 31, an administrator at the Business of Sports School in Midtown Manhattan, had sex with students who ranged in age from 16 to 19, according to a report.
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N.Y. / Region
A Redesign of the Subway Map, From One of Its Designers
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Business Day
How to Run a Facebook Commerce Store
The founder of a women’s apparel and accessories business said she posted surprise coupons, ran sales two nights a week and made sure she had a customer service representative available on sale nights.
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Opinion
The Safety of Imported Foods
The new rules proposed by the Food and Drug Administration should be given final approval.
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U.S.
An Unusual Feat in Congress: Student Loan Bill Breezes On
Democrats and Republicans eagerly voted to reset and cap student loan interest rates after a failure last month forced rates to double.
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Health
Anemia Tied to Dementia Risk
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Business Day
Millennials, in Their Parents' Basements
Last year, a record 36 percent of those 18 to 31 were living in their parents’ home, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data.
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Technology
U.S. Proposes Solutions for Apple's E-Book Price-Fixing
In July, the government won its antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple of fixing prices of e-books. Now, it wants to use its victory to discipline Apple in other markets where it does business, like movies, music and TV shows.
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Business Day
How to Run a Facebook Commerce Store
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Opinion
The Safety of Imported Foods
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Technology
Forwarding Multiple Messages in Outlook
Tips for Microsoft Outlook and using Java on Firefox.
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Autos
Go East, Old Man: Duel in South Dakota
Through Yellowstone and on to South Dakota, a tiny Honda-riding Dexter Ford makes his way into the Harley haven of Sturgis, S.D.
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Business Day
The Penalties, and Possible Appeal, for Fabrice Tourre
Now that Fabrice Tourre, the former Goldman Sachs trader, has been found liable for securities fraud, the case shifts to determining what remedies the court should impose.
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Opinion
'War in the Land of Unculpsalm'
The forgotten history behind “The New Gospel of Peace,” one of the war’s hottest-selling satires.
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Style
Saying Goodbye to the Clean-Plate Club
What do you say when your children tell you they’re “full”? As a family nutrition expert, no matter what’s still on the plate and what was eaten, I say nothing at all.
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World
Brazil President Offers Measure to Try to Untangle Bus Traffic
President Dilma Rousseff announced Wednesday that the federal government would set aside $1.3 billion to improve bus service in São Paulo.
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Business Day
Whistle-Blowers in Limbo, Neither Hero Nor Traitor
Edward Snowden and Pfc. Bradley Manning say they obeyed a moral imperative on behalf of the public, but the public is divided on whether that’s a good thing.
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U.S.
With Too Much Rain in the South, Too Little Produce on the Shelves
In deluged Southern states, the quantity, and quality, of fruits and vegetables are suffering.
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World
Paraguay: Land Dispute Is Renewed
About 200 poor farmers have reoccupied land where 6 police officers and 11 farm workers were killed last year in a violent eviction that led to the ouster of President Fernando Lugo.
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Sports
Three Penn State Officials Are Ordered to Stand Trial
The three former university officials, including the former president Graham B. Spanier, are charged with perjury, conspiracy and other crimes in the Jerry Sandusky case.
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Business Day
Fusion Announces Premiere Date and Prime-Time Schedule
The channel, a joint venture of ABC News and Univision, has broadened its target audience to include millennials as well as bilingual Latinos.
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Business Day
Who Abandoned the Health Insurance Credit
It wasn’t Congressional Republicans who moved the health care debate away from a proposal to extend coverage through a tax credit, an economist writes.
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